Paper cuts old and new

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Historical paper cut: Herde unter Bäumen (herd under the trees), 1801, Antoinette Lisette Fäsi. © Collection Hans-Jürgen Glatz, Blankenburg. Nationalmuseum

Contemporary paper cut: Herde unter Bäumen (herd under the trees), 2012, Bruno Weber. © Swiss National Museum. donatstuppan Nationalmuseum

Contemporary paper cut: Torso, 2012, Ernst Oppliger. © 2014, ProLitteris, Zurich. donatstuppan Nationalmuseum

Contemporary paper cut: Alp procession, 2012, Rita Hochuli-Klauser. © Swiss National Museum. donatstuppan Nationalmuseum

Historical paper cut: Alp procession, 1858, Johann Jakob Hauswirth, private collection. Nationalmuseum

Contemporary paper cut: Baumgedächtnis, 2012, Wilfried Riess. © Swiss National Museum. Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum

Contemporary paper cut: Bull Dobi, 2012, Monika Flütsch. © Swiss National Museum. donatstuppan Nationalmuseum

Historical paper cut: Love letter, 1810, Elisabeth Wild. © Swiss National Museum. Nationalmuseum

View of the exhibition: paper cut installation Rondo, Marianne Vogler. donatstuppan Nationalmuseum

View of the exhibition: installation by Ana Strika. donatstuppan Nationalmuseum

View of the exhibition: interactive paper cut projection, Camille Scherrer. Nationalmuseum

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The Paper Cuts exhibition at the Swiss National MuseumExternal link opens the door on the fascinating world of images created from paper. Using scissors and a knife, a silhouette of the image of scene is cut out, in a process requiring immense skill and attention to detail. The exhibition features over 100 contemporary works from a 2012 competition in which participants were asked to produce their take on traditional themes, as well as historical paper cuts. Institutional works explore new dimensions of paper-cutting as a medium.